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to form one's own group or school of thought · to set up one's own business · to establish oneself

自立门户
zì lì mén hù
z+ì·4th tonel+ì·4th tonem+én·2nd toneh+ù·4th tone
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to do things each in one's own way各自为政gè zì wéi zhènglit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) · fig. to stand on one's own feet · to earn one's own living自食其力zì shí qí lìindependent and autonomous (idiom); self-determination · to act independently · to maintain control over one's own affairs独立自主dú lì zì zhǔ
Antonyms
(idiom) to become as one (with a particular group of people); to mix well; to bond打成一片dǎ chéng yī piànto merge together (idiom); to unify disparate elements into one whole合而为一hé ér wéi yī